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Backronym Generator
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backronym.coffee
lineReader = require 'line-reader'
words = {}
abbreviation = ['a', 'b', 'c']
wordsForLetter = (thusFar, index) ->
letter = abbreviation[index]
for word in words[letter]
thusFar[index] = word
if index == abbreviation.length-1
console.log thusFar.join ' '
else
wordsForLetter thusFar, index+1
lineReader.eachLine '/usr/share/dict/words', (line, last) ->
letter = line[0].toLowerCase()
if letter in abbreviation and line.length > 2
words[letter] = [] unless words[letter]?
words[letter].push line
wordsForLetter [], 0 if last
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